# 항

| 항 | U+D56D, &#54637; HANGUL SYLLABLE HANG |
| Composition: | ㅎ + ㅏ + ㅇ |
| ← 핬 [U+D56C] | Hangul Syllables | 핮 → [U+D56E] |
하학핚핛한핝핞 핟할핡핢핣핤핥 핦핧함합핪핫핬 항핮핯핰핱핲핳 :
| 피 ← | → 해 |

## Korean
### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ha̠(ː)ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [항(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

### Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 項, from the Middle Korean reading 하ᇰ〯 (Yale: hǎng).

#### Noun

항 • (hang) (hanja 項)
* clause, section; item (in a list)
    Synonyms: 항목(項目) (hangmok), 사항(事項) (sahang)
* (mathematics) term

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 項 for Sino-Korean compounds of 항 (項, hang).

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 港, from the Middle Korean reading 하ᇰ〯 (Yale: hǎng).

#### Noun

항 • (hang) (hanja 港)
* harbour; port
    Synonyms: 항구(港口) (hanggu), 항만(港灣) (hangman)

#### Suffix

—항 • (-hang) (hanja 港)
* port
    무역항 (貿易港) ― muyeokhang ― trade port

#### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 港 for Sino-Korean compounds of 항 (港, hang).

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 抗.

#### Prefix

항— • (hang-) (hanja 抗)
* anti-
    항균 (抗菌) ― antibacterial
    항암 (抗癌) ― anticancer

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 抗 for Sino-Korean compounds of 항 (抗, hang).

### Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

항 • (hang)
* 抗: blocking
    (eumhun reading: 막을 항 (mageul hang)) (MC reading: 抗 (MC hang))
* 恒: always
    (eumhun reading: 항상 항 (hangsang hang)) (MC reading: 恒 (MC ɦəŋ))
* 港: harbor
    (eumhun reading: 항구 항 (hanggu hang)))
* 航: boat
    (eumhun reading: 배 항 (bae hang)) (MC reading: 航 (MC hang))
* 亢: neck
    (eumhun reading: 목 항 (mok hang)) (MC reading: 亢 (MC kang|khangH))
* 伉: pair
    (eumhun reading: 짝 항 (jjak hang)) (MC reading: 伉 (MC khangH))
* 吭: neck
    (eumhun reading: 목 항 (mok hang)) (MC reading: 吭 (MC hang|hangX|hangH))
* 夯: shouldering
    (eumhun reading: 멜 항 (mel hang)) (MC reading: 夯)
* 姮: Lady
    (eumhun reading: 항아 항 (hang'a hang)) (MC reading: 姮)
* 嫦: Lady
    (eumhun reading: 항아 항 (hang'a hang)) (MC reading: 嫦 (MC dzyang))
* 巷: street
    (eumhun reading: 거리 항 (geori hang)) (MC reading: 巷 (MC haewngH))
* 恆: always
    (eumhun reading: 항상 항 (hangsang hang)) (MC reading: 恆 (MC hong))
* 杭: crossing
    (eumhun reading: 건널 항 (geonneol hang)) (MC reading: 杭 (MC hang))
* 桁: shackles
    (eumhun reading: 차꼬 항 (chakko hang)) (MC reading: 桁 (MC hang|haeng))
* 沆: wide
    (eumhun reading: 넓을 항 (neolbeul hang)) (MC reading: 沆 (MC hang|hangX))
* 炕: dry
    (eumhun reading: 마를 항 (mareul hang)) (MC reading: 炕 (MC xang))
* 缸: jar
    (eumhun reading: 항아리 항 (hang'ari hang)) (MC reading: 缸 (MC haewng))
* 缿: suggestion box
    (eumhun reading: 투서함 항 (tuseoham hang)) (MC reading: 缿 (MC haewngX))
* 肛: anus
    (eumhun reading: 항문 항 (hangmun hang)))
* 行: degree of relationship
    (eumhun reading: 항렬 항 (hangnyeol hang)) (MC reading: 行 (MC hang))
* 降: surrender
    (eumhun reading: 항복할 항 (hangbokhal hang)) (MC reading: 降 (MC haewng))
* 項: nape
    (eumhun reading: 목덜미 항 (mokdeolmi hang)) (MC reading: 項 (MC haewngX))
* 頏: descending
    (eumhun reading: 내려갈 항 (naeryeogal hang)) (MC reading: 頏 (MC hang))
* 骯: fat
    (eumhun reading: 살찔 항 (saljjil hang)) (MC reading: 骯 (MC hangX))
* 鬨: fighting
    (eumhun reading: 싸울 항 (ssaul hang)) (MC reading: 鬨)